Pro Tour Paris List 1- Run by Vincent Lemoine
Creatures
4 Steppe Lynx
4 Mirran Crusader
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Squadron Hawk
4 Goblin Guide
3 Plated Geopede
Spells
1 Koth of the Hammer
1 Sword of Body and Mind
1 Bonehoard
2 Adventuring Gear
3 Journey to Nowhere
2 Lightning Bolt
2 Arc Trail
Lands
4 Arid Mesa
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Marsh Flats
2 Terramorphic Expanse
2 Teetering Peaks
6 Plains
3 Mountain
Pro Tour Paris List 2 - Run by Paul Rietzl
Creatures
4 Steppe Lynx
4 Squadron Hawk
3 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Mirran Crusader
1 Spikeshot Elder
4 Goblin Guide
4 Plated Geopede
2 Hero of Oxid Ridge
Spells
1 Koth of the Hammer
2 Adventuring Gear
1 Sword of Body and Mind
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
2 Journey to Nowhere
3 Lightning Bolt
Lands
4 Arid Meas
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Marsh Flats
3 Evolving Wilds
1 Teetering Peaks
5 Plains
5 Mountains
Now if we were to compare these two lists, most of the creatures/spells and lands would be gone, we would be left with the following
Hero of Oxid Ridge, Mirran Crusader, Spikeshot Elder, Koth of the Hammer, Sword of Body and Mind and Sword of Feast and Famine, Arc Trail and Bonehoard, along with the basics for the respective colors, though through comparison of the two lists, we've seen differences, Paul Rietzl played a singleton Spikeshot Elder and 2 Hero of Oxid Ridges in his creature base cutting the obvious extra mystic and 2 mirran crusader to do so while he also opted out of Arc Trail in his list, it ended up being a dominant powerhouse since he took 2nd place behind Ben Stark while Lemoine finished in 3rd place, Now what can be added to this deck to make it standard legal again let's take a look at some choices since most of the deck is dead at this point.
Spikeshot Elder - Not only is this guy a total beast to deal with, he can be pumped to make his ability seem more powerful, or something along that lines, one of the perfect 1 drops for the deck now that Mirran Crusader can back him up easily
Mirran Crusader - If i said to you, a double striking fiend of justice, no way, i'd say yes way in this fact Crusader will always make the cut and brunt of the deck, equipped he is nasty, unequipped he is equally as nasty to deal with, pro black and green help a lot to do with this.
Stormblood Berserker - With bloodthirst back, i saw this guy at first and thought to myself he is going to make a excellent addition to any boros deck, turn 3 crusader, turn 4 attack, drop this dude have a 3/3 on your side with a double striking fiend, that's game, plus he costs a mere 2 mana, perfect for the replacement of Plated Geopede in this deck.
Porcelain Legionnare - 3/1 first strike for a mere 2 mana, i'll take it, boros don't care about losing life, as it ends up dealing more damage then it takes, sure we have a fiend here in a 3/1 sure he can be equipped easily to make for more shenigans in this deck.
Benalish Veteran - Sure he may seem like your typical 2/2 for 3 but wait till he attacks, making him a powerful force to reckon with, the first of the perfect 3 drops for this deck, i think this guy suits boros just fine
Hero of Bladehold/Hero of Oxid Ridge - Both of these fit perfectly in a boros deck as the standard 4 drops one makes tokens while attacks just get uglier and uglier, expect these as at least 2 of's in the deck of choice
So looking at the creature base we have so far
Creatures
4 Porcelain Legionnare
4 Spikeshot Elder
4 Benalish Veteran
2 Hero of Bladehold
2 Hero of Oxid Ridge
4 Stormblood Berserker
4 Mirran Crusader
Looking at potential spells for the deck is not going to be that difficult, we have a singleton Koth which i feel should remain as is, The swords do have a use here even though we have no way to fetch em, since Mystic's been banned to high hell, Bonehoard is perfect and should be bumped to a 2 of at least, If we are going to talk about walkers let's see if Elspeth Tirel does the job, sure she may cost 5 mana, sure she churns out dudes at will, but this deck is all about raw power, she should be put as a 2 of in this deck since she provides a lot of useful material for it, onto the replacements though, Bolt, Journey to Nowhere and Adventuring Gear
Now we have a few choices to look at here, with the return of Oblivion Ring, Shock and Incinerate the options are as strict as can be for a time, let's look at the the potential
Oblivion Ring - Best way to deal with walkers ever printed in white, 3 drop enchantment that's nasty to deal with, nasty to get rid of, i'd probably guess it as a 3 of in the list to replace Journey to Nowhere
Shock - Perfect finisher or a good activation of Bloodthirst is key with this deck, 2 damage for 1 red mana, very reasonable i would think a good addition as a 2 or perhaps 3 of in the deck
Incinerate - Great to take down pretty much any 3 toughness creature, for a mere 2 mana too, can't be regenerated, so a good addition.
The spells for the deck look a little something like this
Spells
1 Koth of the Hammer
1 Sword of War and Peace
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
3 Oblivion Ring
2 Elspeth Tirel
3 Shock
2 Incinerate
Onto the lands for the deck, we have a few options open to us, but not many, Contested War Zone, Basics, Phyrexia's core and Duals as of this point, with that being said however let's look at potentials for the deck
Contested War Zone - A great addition to the deck to replace a fetch land, should at least be a 4 of here.
Dual Lands are also nice to have for the deck, Seachrome Coast/Blackcleave Cliiffs is good, along with Sunpetal Grove/Dragonskull Summit, so a mix and match is in order
Lands
4 Contested War Zone
3 Seachrome Coast
3 Blackcleave Cliffs
2 Sunpetal Grove
2 Dragonskull Summit
6 Plains
6 Mountains
Now as for the sideboard for the deck it's a mix and match situation let's see the sideboard from Rietzl's List first
Sideboard for Rietzl's List
3 Kor Firewalker
1 Mirran Crusader
1 Koth of the Hammer
4 Cunning Sparkmage
4 Arc Trail
1 Mark of Mutiny
1 Basilsk Collar
So looking at this sideboard we need to find a replacement for Kor Firewalker, Cunning Sparkmage, Mark of Mutiny and Basilsk Collar let's look at some potential suggestions based off this sideboard first
Gideon Jura - He comes to mind whenever you think of this type of deck, probably as a 2 of to replace the Mark/Collar in the sideboard, can also easily deal with most of the stuff thrown at him.
Grand Abolisher - Being able to say no to counters during your turn is awesome, activations and other things as well, a 2/2 body to boot right up Firewalker's Alley to replace him as the 3 of in the sideboard.
Manic Vandal - Deals with Mirror matchups/artifact based decks, etc, a 3 drop for a 2/2 it's perfect slot him in where Sparkmage goes as a 4 of in this build
So based off that here's the sideboard for now,
Sideboard for Deck
3 Grand Abolisher
4 Manic Vandal
2 Gideon Jura
1 Koth of the Hammer
1 Mirran Crusader
4 Arc Trail
There isn't a lot of difference in the second sideboard other then the usual assortment of the 2nd sword in the list being there, an extra mark of mutiny, some Luminarch Ascension and a extra Journey and Kor Firewalker in there, i'll just leave it at that, so with that let's see the final outcome, lands varying of course but still a good amount of cards for boros to work with
Finished Deck
Creatures
4 Porcelain Legionnare
4 Spikeshot Elder
4 Benalish Veteran
2 Hero of Bladehold
2 Hero of Oxid Ridge
4 Stormblood Berserker
4 Mirran Crusader
Spells
1 Koth of the Hammer
1 Sword of War and Peace
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
3 Oblivion Ring
2 Elspeth Tirel
3 Shock
2 Incinerate
Lands
4 Contested War Zone
3 Seachrome Coast
3 Blackcleave Cliffs
2 Sunpetal Grove
2 Dragonskull Summit
6 Plains
6 Mountains
Sideboard
3 Grand Abolisher
4 Manic Vandal
2 Gideon Jura
1 Koth of the Hammer
1 Mirran Crusader
4 Arc Trail
Well that is that for this deck, after a long and through examination of the deck type, this is what i feel will work for the coming months, till innistrad arrives in september, but we will have to wait and see of course, but till next time remember folks, standard is all about the metagame, deal with that and you are on your way to victory, this is vergil signing off.
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